In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some LaCroix Limoncello with casting director Colleen Rush. Colleen has been working in casting for over a decade and is the Co-Casting Director at Larissa Mair Casting & Associates. In 2024, she launched her own company, Colleen Rush Casting. A four-time Canadian Screen Award nominee and 2025 winner for her work on Late Bloomer Season 1, Colleen has cast projects for major platforms including Netflix, Crave, CBC, Treehouse, Amazon, TVO, Hallmark, Lifetime, OWN, Prime Video, Hulu, and Paramount. She is passionate about discovering new talent and thrives on close collaboration with creators, producers, directors, and actors to bring the best talent to every role.

In this episode, Amanda and Colleen break down the casting process, discuss the impact of self tapes post-pandemic, and Colleen shares her #1 tip when filming a self tape!

Mentions from this episode…

Gangnam Project

Late Bloomer

Yoga with Adriene

North of North

Silo 

Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser 

Sort Of

The Porter

Star Slade

Terms we mentioned…

1. “Breakdown Services” - a subscription-based platform for talent representatives (agents and managers) to manage clients, view casting notices, and submit their clients to audition for those projects


2. “Hey Lucy” - an Italian restaurant in downtown Toronto!


3. “Milo Casting” and “Jigsaw” - two casting houses in Toronto


4. “MOW” - stands for “Movie of the Week”, which is a film made to be released on television, rather than a theatrical release

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